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5 salvavita per parlare italiano in Svizzera
L’italiano svizzero è leggermente diverso da quello standard, ma di quanto? Continue reading
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Passato remoto e indicativo imperfetto nei racconti: la storia di Cola Pesce
Come si usano il passato remoto e l’indicativo imperfetto per scrivere storie? Te lo spiego in questo articolo attraverso il mito di Cola Pesce. Continue reading
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Hand gestures in Italian: a complete handbook to understand them
Hand gestures in Italian play a very important role during conversations. If you are a foreigner they can help you understand better what we say. Fortunately we tend to frequently “talk” using our hand, in fact it is the first aspect used by comedians to mock us. Why do Italians make hand gestures? There are… Continue reading
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Rispetto: one word, 3 different functions
Browsing on of the Facebook groups dedicated to the Italian language I came across a post writter bt a gui who was wondersing about the different uses of rispetto. In fact, one of the usages of this word is related to comparisons and, for a foreigner, this can seem a little bit strange. So, let… Continue reading
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4 ways to ask for permission in Italian.
One of the most essential parts of language learning is asking for permission. This aspect is particularly important in Italian, because we tend to use this formulas for everything. Summary Posso? Si può? È permesso? È consentito? Posso? Posso can be used in every situation, both formal and informal. Please note that it is conjugated… Continue reading
